Gastonia G Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. GASTONIA, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1900. I ARP ARD THE GERMS. BILL DQTEB8 WITH DOCTOR 8 ABOUT BACILLI. H* to la C»«irt«Uwi Tto M>| ■•to *>r Mtot Ta Ptn. t»«i Maa a»l*" rralaaa ■iMrta-ailnr Sat. Nn, Rill Arp la AlMnU CbasUtutlon. •Trove all things aod hold fast that which la good.” Setawce is doing that hut It setae to me that ih* modem dootore attach too much importance to a germ theory. Tliey am Uylug lo curs all aorta of dlniaiaue by exlaimlns llog germs, microbe*. bacteria and other Invisible Infusoria. Maybe they ware not Intended to be exterminated hot era a part of the economy of nature. There are bolts In a horse's stomach and wolyas Id a oow’s back and Hanson a dog for souse useful purport*, and it ma? be that these luvlaible germ* are a oevwssry part of oor organism. Wt rat them lu food aod drink them iu the air, bat atlll I reckon there ar« a iwlaonona, Infacllona kind that do pro duce disease nu county, iHatching In prooamlon aa hie amort. Am many aa 8,000 red-elilrted liorertaeu were eeeu in different coun t«e riding aeruaa country frees cour* bourn to oourt bouee. W be u Cham bar i laio began hie can rare hie Aret meeting at KdgrHaid. where the m-groee inn two to one. was oapluiad liy 1,000 Democrat* In red chlrtt under Mart1 Gary, a CiHifidrntr brigadier, and Ute boldret leader .it ' he while* io the dlale , A divial-iri or lime war demanded and the nrgroae were add reared by tire Democratic epaakera. who in hi* tie'll told Chamberlain, who wae lunuiogi for ra-eiccllow. of the vllllaoie* widen he aud hie aaaoclalca had penetrated. mis (aa ib« Bret fruit* of the new policy, and the affect over the State was electrical. Cowed and crestfallen at betog tbua branded Io Ilia pretence of hia black dupes, the Governor left XdgeBeld never to return, aud after a similar experience at Midway. Io Htrn wrll county, a week later, he quit tbe oaoveae and began to lay pitot for Hie ua» of the United (Mates uoope ea the only hope IrfU Tim Hamburg riot, which occurred Uto Ttli of Jaly, gave the excuse, and a regiment of troopa wat amt into ttie State under General Huger. Tbe Klleclon riot followed In September, end more troops were teot. I wat In both i lot-; bnt aptm forbids any detail*. Uwisptoo In hia canvass urged pertnaston and peaceful methods Gary and iiulfer. on tbe contrary, ad vocat'd lbe "shotgun policy" and the favorite maxima of the former ware: "Figbt the devil with Ire. ’* "An ouuoo of fear It worth a too of persuasion." The respect for lb« -Male constitution and the lavra which had been throat upon tbe people at tbe point of llie bay onet by the oar pet-bag government were overthrown at oac% Oaths be came Idle word*, without force or meaning. The purpoae wat to carry the election at any aad all hartrds. and In any and all way* necessary. At the elect ten approached, the thy at ulght wee lit up by the light of bluing gin houeev, tlie work of IncecdUrle*. Having an oh a large majority touver coma and knowing that la only about two-thirda of tbe Blata tbe wbitee a ere outboard, there were no aero plea on election day a* to how the vote* got Into the laixee, aud bow msuy limes a man voted, or whether tbrregroe* were allowed io vole—aa they were not In many instances The people were wrought up to tuck a pitch tif despera tion that life was not worth having upon the couditioos wblob existed. It tret o; euly declared to be tbe purpose to have a white man’s government or a military gnveromsut. and In those counties where the troop* were sta tioned Die Democratic majorities were greatest. At the elect Ion Hampton bad moat vets* and waa declared sleet ed; but Grant sustained Ubao» erltlo’a olalm, and the troopa held tbe (Hate H-uev from the Brea weak in December until after Hayei waa Inaugurated In March, following. There wea a dual guveromeal and a duel legislature; but Hampton’s gov ernment alone received any money from the tax payers, and lb* sattlameot of Hayes’ title to the oreetdeacy by tbe Klectorioal Oommleakwi carried with It the egreemeut to withdraw the troopa. Than the carpet bag government col lapsed la a night, and seek thief who could get away hurriedly left tbe State. The work of rabebllltatioe aad resto ration wae Mow. Tbe Stem’s credit was for tbe time rulaad;but with labor and (Eatleaee order sooa cam* out of ohaoe. the debt was refunded, and all lrgai obligations met; honest lodge* look tbe plaoe of bribe-lakers who bad disgraced tbe bench. There were to many Indictment* tu the Mat* court* against tue oonoty offleer*. laglaistore, and other Rep«r» a iwor* or baa dcterotliwrt rffori nn part of lb* nopmaa to ragain thvlr !•«* DO war; bat Uw w M( eat w*pt ovary Urtap b? tba hm *Mtvda uard In 1878 la ■ ■todHad day. It did aat roqaira ■aab draatie aaunm to bold tlw St«u< aa It had to raptor* It In 18Hu llm oaprnaa mart* a faabta apatwodU ot to* pt, aad Uwn wtth lea nnolonvt of a lagtatratloa Uw aad iha “Btght bow law,” whUb waa a awdllrd far* m adoeatloaal qualiBoaiUa, aU orpao hwd odfacto to oaartbraw tba wblta ar Democratic party owned; end fr>u» that lime until 1893, wbea lbe tiewarm. ttttutloa requiring an ednnut-mal quallAuttlan tor suRnraga wased'rptrri. the negro vote oeeerd to he • l«eu>r iu South Carotin* polities. Very isacy of ihoeo never took the trouble to *» to the polls .e«roes Increased this to three mill*. South Carolina now leads the south to educa ttoa eud man uf act nee. Its credit Is sueb that its 4) per coot, bonds are at ***• Its astro popnUiUon Isms happy end cunleated aod as prosperous as that ia any oilier state In the Union. Tbs suppression of Uis oolnrsd vets, first by fare* and fraud and later by ' constitutional methods, bee burn Uis • abject of much adverse crltiotto by those who knew nothlegabout Urn hor ror* of carpet-bag rate; bat Ibues srho participated In the straggle to arrest i lbs (Mate from the hand nf robbers who lied need tba Ignorant and debased ne gro vote to wests our subatauen sod destroy our civil lutlwi, have uo a polo glee in make, and will leave to I Im im-1 partial historian of the future lie ques liow as U> whether Uis and JoulUrd Im mesne The people of South Carolina do not doubt what the verdict will l«, neither do they ours. ■■■BamaaawaBBB^ LAmmm raoviui ■■ T4ar*. OsifkiMMd r»rir«ii •« w*rh ta Vaaaaqaaaaa ar Tnakb ■liana I he Valtaa. Tampa, May IX-The labor Uuubtes ' ber* have taken a (urn fur (lie wmae. t There la o <• a general strike to all lira I factories »f tie U>van* American . Company in this city aod tally 1.UU0 people are oat. TU» trouble Is now re-1 cognised as a determined struggle be j tween the labor unions each trying to ■uaka tbe strike settle lbs superiority of one over tbe other. Tbaru has been a partial strike on at Urn IIavaua-American factories fur works, bet a settlement was agreed upon several Umars during tbs prwro.t weuk aod It was thought tbe sod of tits trouble waa In klptit. Yastsrdsy Kiw. svsr matters became so badly mined that s genrral sulks was ordered. Maea TkfJ laf»H»rf Sit* Orlraea IVtjrilM. In llm London Torltilghtiy lt-rw« i for April. Maj. K A Valrtil I ..a pm I •oota. lo an arista on the Clrll War in r tba United SUt-a. what he terms a “parallel” to tlte present campaign in Africa. MeJ. Valee tine, after reciting brirdy aocuuuts of soma of lbs numerous de feat* suffered try the Northern troops el the bands of lire Southerner*, Sara uf them: . 7 “Brought op lo tough bodily rger ci?t, mo having leimnl h'>nM»m4natif|i In a oounlry wbaru the ruada, rarely accessible to carriages, aer. scarce, the eoldlrt* of tb* enemy formed a class of mounted men already well trained, which did not tslat In tba Uninu. On ttie other hand, the Cun federate soldier was lufsriur In point of Intelligence and experience to that of tha North. It «>i, iln-n, neither by superior numbers, discipline, nrgaolxe tlun or enlightenment that the leaders of tba Clou federal* army hoped to pry Tall. It in rather by an assumption of tba defrost re, and by resorting to taetlea In which the poraooai unit counted for much-tactic* which the union commander* bad to laairn.” Tills Is a moat curious cntlciao. If so wild and unwarranted nn assertion mu bn cal lad orltleism. In what r« speel were the Southern Boldiars infe rior? Ware they simply Sglulig brutes, without brains or hnmso char acteriatim? Were their oOuen mere stupid, atolte combatants? Did their o mimaodera win thalr great eiclotlsa over east odds of fora* simply t» send iog their iroopa Into b«ui«? Was thee* on strategy oa tha Southern side? If there ws# a marked Inferiority of In talllgenea oa tba Southern side In the Amarloao Clrll War, how was it that 000.000 So nth ere sra defeated and drove hack and foiled for four years 3300 000 Not hern troop*? Major Valee lies prob ably did not knew what luj was trying to writ* about, otherwise be baa daltb eeately mad* himself rldieuloua. TIM Union Sold Mrs who faced for f»er yew* In belli* array the mao of tb* booth will acaroely ha willing lo ad silt that tba* were so hastily Uxad to bast * net of donee* sad stupid* The men who durlog Ik* war roe* to high will jary eammoad from lbe ranks and Urn )*w«M grades prove of what stuff the Snuthera soldier* were. The behavior of those soldiers at tha elos* uf tha war and tbelr careers la all Uta avenues of pewefal lift, demenstratb tbelr InUI lignto* and other high qualities. Tb# Suntbera armies were mada up ot tha cream uf boolhem manhood. They wen able to bold tlmir ova with the beet uf all the non, native nod .oratga that ran da up Ilia Northern armies. To Impugn tlmir InUiligei.o* I* )| Irtd iHt follow loy not* fro® oat of hit rural eonttnoeau to who® bn bad •nil t tootifUBtnt of cardan ttad • ••Kind dr and et'ea-md bland. I bar* tha tatda. They mum tbto aoralta tad tall tary well tptelally Um caMmc* ®«d which *niwn wall la ibli toll ptruua ttad ate 9 luada of ttcUlllaer )n| a new harm tad If yoa could aet.d ®a a iaan for » coupl* nf dayt I would ha »Mt Wy | know tba Caratu itni will tarn nai airlla tad I win Mad tarn to rot and Um araaldrat Tour cntMfal well wither tad Sonar. W». rvaix ran •mew. muml VMilaftni Pw. Havana. May, IG.-W«rr»hta war* iaaual this cvaailag fur the a mat of K P. Ttarnpaou, tba Havana pout naatai; W. H. BaWva, deputy auditor uf the tala lid, and Edward Moya, and Jurga Maacaro, Onbtu alarka la tba vtaaap department, and by 7 u'oUafc all «wnj lodged la tba Vivao, tba Tbaba of Havana. Ttita waa dona uodar tba adyloa of tba poalal loapacton. wbo arytvad to-day. It M eoaaldarad now that Baavea la equally guilty wttb Mfmf, Tbs arreat of Mr. Ttwmpaos earned great surprise in the oily. U la looted upon as the precursor «.f. maor other arrests. Oao. Wood Ml. aa did I be pasta) Inspeeiore, that it emwld be bet Ur la have the eaapeotrd parsons ar lastad and to fire Um«> au appartatiity rdjUlo bail tban b> Knap Uwtt In daltaitaly uniter alnaa aupcvvitlos at a tiais wb*u the drtrotlvra are badly needed for other work. Investigation Into ike iseonlof the f1*** ■DIUit Jrpartairnt who bandied ien>r«l hundred deUare worth or stamps prove* that the traaaacUoo, • > far aa ha U eoaeernad, was kettl mate. Ttie aUmpa wars perchaaed at the request of hla brother artoo Is a Haim oollrslor in tfaa United (Natea. Cor WOO They were of tte »litia>>o«< rvcelvnd Hut day, nlilsti would out have Iti bn aeoounu-d for oaill l ha M luwiiir day. *u«cIm cover Ik aia-mut of a is rveeipt, which *«• ih- • withdrawn unlit aflar I ha inapno.ua Thin waa b-pt up until April 7, wlo-n Iba apMial ageula uurxprciedly dia la liable to proMoaibin for aaitwsslemMii. me c-mllug to Uat provisions ■<( tlw p wlal law, which an my explicit Much sympathy la expressed for blia, how *str, ns It la felt Uat nothin* would bave ever been lw«rd regarding llm as lion U> wbleli lw hsa riiMfaased li«H u.4 the prmwot lavesUgai kin. growing uni uf the gm-etal p aial frauds. bruaai-l the as uter tu light. Uia friends ore paitive that tlw mm-ey would h«va tweu repaid, iba memorandum r-ceip; taken up and lira lueldaut lliba CP wed Aa the aCalr Maude now. Mr. Thump ■oo’a career in tlw poaul aarrice muat uctwosarily cease, even If he eaoapea a term of lmprla hiumoi. Moreover, ha actions In giving orders to postal darks lu alter flgiuaa regarding stamps at the request of Corrydou Rich, without uotlfytug Mr. Betbbone. makes things Iimk worse, even If bo aslsd innocently lu tlw belief that everything was o-T rect. Poar postal Inspectors arrived thU marntog. and after oonfaraaoea with Gen Wood and Mr. Katbbo .a. Imme diately baran wak. Mr. Ratlibona declares that tbtra is not the sllghiest Jealousy between tbo military sotliorltMS and the poe«al da partumut bare, and that Oen. Wood six] lilaweir are working la iwrfvoc harmony with rvfarmoe io all sums taken. The load papers pr«lsh Gan. Wood for tbo IndalaUgaUn maooer la wltieh ba baa handled tha Investigation. La Lucba referring to lib method* aa ••moet praiseworthy.” Kl Cubnuo, on Uw other bend, Mye: “The whole mat er will Anally ba bua'wd up, fur tha A mar loans mil) o®t enjoy tlw Man ol ax expuoura In tlte departmentebnot which tboy bays bragged the moat." Eat ly devrtopmewt 0 moaslod with the f rands, It Is assart ad, tends to show Uw far-nmahtag Influence uf Neely, and ovorv a.a.1 who U placed nnder arropt brings to Uflbt additional facta. Keen one ■ "eras wilting to tall all lie koines regarding Neely, while endeavoring to aaoueraU himself. Too only parson, however, who will lw aeosi>ted by tbo authorities so a witaww for the dtaU la Canydod Rloh, wbo will not bn wtaood lu Jail, bah will ba oloaeiy watched, aa it b frtt that his tfoUmony la aheolata ly UdtanonaaUa. Aa Uw ouaea are for tbo civil courts. It ha* boon daeldtd tost It wooM baa mistake ta cos Boa Iba arrested persona »■ ■ mmtnrv prison, aitbar at Cibigaa Fortress or elsewhere. OaaaaananUy tbo atoa now nadar arrest, and tbasa tampataril? daialard at their homes, will ba sent to tha OereaL Probably tbio will ooaar ta motrow. If Ur. Hum rafaaoa to oandoat Um | Kit.ter caapotta thla yaarlt «UI h» ! btoaaaa Iw Ihtuka lb« na conUtbntad raraaaapalga vorpaaaa la banaaih hit •t» and dignity. a ««iwt ■§>«»■ XUauhful word* written by Mr*. Ada K. Unit, of Breton,8. D. -WaiUhao »Uli a bad aoM whtoh MUM oa My laaaa, euw*h art la and Anally Unala •tad la OonananUn*. Taar Da Mara ■»** Ha ag, anylnc 1 OoUd lira hat a abort Una. I pm ayaalt ap la ar Carter, datarminod If I oonld ant May with ny rrWodt an Mnb; 1 anald Mat My nbnaut mm aha to. My hatband aCrbaC tent Dr. Ktac*n »*w for (Man apt tea, Uoaaha it a irteJ. tank la It haa nand rna. •a anmdaadantra WHO." mu hot • LOtf inf ta lhaDanvar Tiaaa, -| ■aiphiyail totaUlf fur awjwtha wMchboTtore ranaamadil u>m Ore day ha area ta have foae (rare our ream orar late • any taagh aatf rocky d tan let. hot whoa avaalng ootaa ho reretBd that ha “i&Shsu. ~Ma?MSf» kW a area anally. aad that la> did aa la .w*f tOMd hbaaajr « a tally In a diftad "LUofIlUr .4 tha Cooladaraey aad to ovary woo .4 tha hvrolo idem wiiiMmin wridmra aad aatlora ^•^Wbara ara iimad by Adjotaat Gvavr.i Hanraa Moormto txm thvaae-laa^ mm Waal aaaodaUima and t»nMdyio I««dq.( .rtvra at Mow Or Ivana. «y Mearetu «r latter for waaari lo irranuta tu time lo partteiimta In the tenet r»un|«e. Httdaaaa.4 the (reet—i Impurtnnan will da mi (I r .rvfol r n I tiral Ian *1 ur line ibe main ai'.mel r* g>.t m^iaot na • tie h*4 taeiiiiKl .r* aaeunur iBpullil hiatm'%, ami n »ih«t each dmta lo Ilia o»ainkllon aint pirnervailon of the Mahay i-f her dtneii* e-4dterj; tba beiaroh-m aete thtuuah nuie aid or •Kberwlaa ol -lnobl-d, deatnoteor a«od nattraoa and ibn wldoara mid orphan* or .ur fallen brotbera la aiaaa; tha oara ”1 i!'* «r*T*'* u*d ao*ao we daed bwM at Uauyaburd, Fort Warm... Camp* Mint in, Cnaaa. Donaiaa. Oak laid Oeiweiery at Chteato. -lohnatoe’a Intend L5»rf*i and nr all other i-etate; t» an that they am annaatlv di aura I ail, tba healatiMira pramrred wd protautad, nod oompleta Data of MM of Mr dead berara with the loaaihm nt thatr laM reotlot plena furnished to thaif friawda nad relative*; la aaaiat tba Buida “Pnibm of tba fiihiniii" to coca pi eta tba monument to the mamorr of Jefferson Da via, and to aid inbwild inf monuments to other treat Mara, aoldiera and sailor* of tha BtUtb. Bar. B. M. Falan r, D. D., tba Baal Hootbara inaaobar who dovotod tlo ■Ufto mintaurial sarvte* la the Army of Tenoaama darted the war lam naa tMlad la deliver tba oration. at tha opanlax eiamlaoa on May 80th. Tb» IbanNaiU. Tboloaartag of prMeo la a futon mt foorrallj reported u Um haMam of Um ouaoWy aa toaaH far at untkta. Then mo otgaa that um •UaulatMa orbaotatao. .M haohna to Maob a baton of itaoMatha jut •oi. boo brought about arar iirelro TMorS^yyaiauSiSra Ural Market*, vbtoti had mm IMmU to bo anwad of a OMdfcloa of pmoT to •!»« MdMMM afaSoSk n§u4» Ik uomUm Mob,* fbrta miaaadoaUMpMaa ibacHooflMt MB SmW-E •SLu SSSTiKVSiii&fSS M pnva UMt tout HgUiiht had Si* Ssr’SSss^Sa SJ’iSfti* sSftwSsS! s^&ias&aityas